Title :
Controlled rotation of trapped particles in a spiral interference pattern
Author :
Paterson, L. ; MacDonald, M.P. ; Arlt, J. ; Volke-Sepulveda, K. ; Bryant, P.E. ; Sibbett, W. ; Dholakia, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We demonstrate controlled rotation of trapped, objects in a spiral interference pattern generated by a Laguerre-Gaussian beam and a plane wave. This technique for rotation does not depend on intrinsic properties of the trapped particle.
Keywords :
biological techniques; holographic interferometry; light interference; radiation pressure; rotation; Laguerre-Gaussian beam; azimuthal index; chromosome; controlled rotation; glass spheres; holographic element; micro stiffer; optical gradient force; optical tweezers; plane wave; spiral interference pattern; trapped particles; triangularly symmetric structures; two armed interference pattern; Arm; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Holographic optical components; Holography; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optical vortices; Particle beams; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948245
